Tag: life
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Guess What I Want Out Of Life Right Now
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Things not to say
She: why do men leave the toilet seat up? Me: Cuz we think it’s funny. She: … Note: I do not endorse leaving the seat up if you have women in the house. Or fat men prone to explosive diarrhea.
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A Conversation I Once Had
Image by The Life of Bryan via Flickr Them: (moments after saying something ridiculous that they took very seriously) Well, what do you think? Me: I think you’re full of shit. Them: (staring blankly) … Me: (feeling slightly guilty but not enough to apologize) Don’t worry about it, we all gotta be full of something.…
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Walking The Wrong Path
I am pretty good at my job. Not great yet but pretty good, and I am the type of person who at least tries to be great. I think that is part of why I have been feeling frustrated lately. Another source of my frustration might be because I am in a production position again.…
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North Carolina Bound
Recently I have noticed that a few people on my life are leaving the Detroit area for North Carolina. Granted, these are people who are on the peripheral but they are still close enough to be noticed, daughters of friends who happen to also be friendly with me and (soon to be ex-) coworkers of…
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Is It Just Me?
Am I wrong in thinking that if there is a three day weekend, you should try and have the get-togethers on the second day and then use the last day as a day of rest and/or recovery? I realize that I just don’t like having a lot of people in my house (and everybody knows…
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What Not To Say
I was talking to Patti and I started a sentence with “Today I put in my two weeks notice…” What I meant to say was “Today I put in my two week notification that I want July 3rd off.” I realized my mistake when all the blood rushed from her face.
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Advice For The Newly Incarcerated
One of the greatest television programs of all time was Homicide:Life On The Streets. It was perfectly written and acted with scenes and characters that will stick with you years later. Not too many other shows can make that claim. One such scene was between Frank Pembleton (played by the great Andre Braugher) and a…
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Wrestling With Bouts of Creativity
For some reason, I have these periods in my life where I am just excessively creative and overflowing with ideas. When these times come, I try to ride that train as long as I can because I know it won’t last forever. The only drawback is that I don’t realize I am in a creative…
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Maybe It’s Just Me
I have a friend with an ex in prison, three children between the ages of 14 and 10 (I’m never quite sure the exact ages), a history of very dubious choices and a very sweet (but extremely malleable) personality. This friend and her children used to stop by the house five or six days out…